---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for appointment of Student Loan Ombudsman and regulates student loan servicers.*"
description: "Provides for appointment of Student Loan Ombudsman and regulates student loan servicers.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1149"
citation: "New Jersey S 1149 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brown, Chris A.", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Quijano, Annette", "Schaer, Gary S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/431fd6bb-c64b-4795-b516-ae5d887908ee"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "793a432239b92c49f3de0f333c2bb6069648ca8bae83325d2cbdca1d81a3ef94"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 1149 (218) — Provides for appointment of Student Loan Ombudsman and regulates student loan servicers.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1149_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1149_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brown, Chris A. — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Beach, James — cosponsor (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-1) `passage`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A455 (1R)
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-4-4) `passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.200. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/431fd6bb-c64b-4795-b516-ae5d887908ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).